Hair-curling device



J. GOLDSMITH, JR.

HAIR CURLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-22,1921.

1,406,639, I Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

INVENTOR UNI ED sures- PATENT OFFICE.

mm-H GOLDSMITH, JR, or CHICAGO, IIlLINoIs.

HAIR-STIRLING- DEVICE.

Specification of Iietters Patent.

Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

Application filed January 22, 1921. Serial N0.439,069.

Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Hair-Curling Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a hair curling or crimping device and has for its object to provide a device of this character which receives and retains the hair. and aid in producing a curled or waved appearance of the hair.

This object is attained by means of my device, which consists generally of a strip of flat resilientmaterial bent upon itself to form a pair of opposing arms which receive, grip, press and crim the hair between them,

a strand of hair usua ly being spirally wound on one of these arms and an improved arrangement being provided by means of which the ends of the arms may be detach- A further object of my invention is to provide a device of this characterin which the two arms can be readil locked together so that they cannot inadvertently separate while the device is in use anda still further object of my invention is to provide a looking device for the two arms which has no protruding points orendsto injure the hair or the head. r

With these objects and other objects which may hereinafter appear in view, I have devised the particulararrangement of parts hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto. Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof in Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved hair curling device in its closed position.

Figure 2' is a bottom view of the ends'of the spring arms showing the device for detachably locking the same together,

Figure 3 is a sectional" view on the line 2-2 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows,

Figure 4 is, a sectional view on the line i -4 of Figure'l looking in the direction of the arrows, i

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the dew vice in its open position,

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view of the sliding guard, and

Figure 7 is a plan view of a modified form of guard.

Throughout the various views of the draw- -ings similar reference characters designate similar parts. I l

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, the hair curling device is preferably constructed of a continuous strip of flat, resilient material transversely folded upon itself to form a loop 1' and a pair of oppositely disposed normally spring arms '2 and 3. The arm 2 is provided at its end with a tapered portion bringing the end down to a points.

The other arm 3 is provided with a locking device in the nature of a slidable sleeve mem her 6 which forms a combined locking device and guard member for the, ends of two arms 2 and3. This guard member is provided on its upper face with a raised crown ,portion 7 which is centrally situated and of substantially the same contour or shape as the tapered end 4 of the arm 2. Itwill be seen that when the guard member is held over the end of the arm'2, the tapered portion 4 of said arm fits intothe crown portion 7 on the guard whereby lateral movement of the arm 2 is avoided. The under face of the guard member 6 is cut away or recessed as at 8 and 13. The guardmember 6 is slidable on the end of the arm 3 and the sliding movement of the same thereon is restricted by means of a pair of'spaced-apart stops 9 and 10. The stops 9'and 10 are in them;- ture of elongated protuberancesformed by distorting or forcing outward the material of the spring arm 3. As the under face of the guard member -6 is cut away as at 8 and 13, the guard member is thus provided with anarrow portion 11 which lies between the two stops 9 and 10 and permits'the sliding movement ofthe guard member 6 on its" arm 3. Situated between the stops 9- and 101011 the arm S'is provided a friction-cans ing means in the nature of'a pressedout hump or projection as at 14:. 'As the narrowed tongues 11 on the guard are resilient,

separated these tongues ride over the projection 1 1 with friction thus frictionally resisting movement of the guard and preventing inadvertent opening or the device.

The guard member 6 is provided with a lug 15 which projects downwardly into the entrance to the guard. The arm 2 is provided near its end with an aperture or perforation 16 to receive said lug 15 and cause a locking engagement between the guard mem her 6 and the arm 2. In Figure 7 a modified form of guard member is shown in which the locking lug is formed by slitting the guard member as at 16 and 17 and bending the material 18 between the slits down-. wardly. From the foregoing it will be apparent that the locking lug may be formed in many other ways without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In using my improved haircurling device a strand of hair is wound spirally about the arm 2 and the arms 2 and 3 are pressed together while the slidable guard member 6 is in the position shown in dotted lines in Figures 1 and 2. WVhen the two arms are brought together the guard mem-. her 6 is moved to a position so that it abuts against the stop 9 and slides over the end of the arm 2. The tendency of the arms 2 and 3 to spring apart causes the projecting locking lug 15 on the guard to snap into engagement with the opening 16 in the arm 2, as disclosed in Figure 3, thus holding the two arms together securely. To" release the arm 2 the two arms 2 and 3 are pressed together adjacent their ends so that the sleeve may he slid over the end of the arm 2 and the arms then spring apart to the position disclosed inFigure 5.

While I have shown the projection 15 on the guard 6 in the nature of a clownwardly or laterally bent lug, it will be understood that any type of projection may be formed on said guard either. by distorting or forcing outward the metal therein or in any other way. The opening 16 in the. arm 2 may also be varied in shape or size to suit the projectionfformed on the guard 6. c i

From the foregoing it, is obvious that my invention is not to be restricted -to the exact embodiment shownbut, is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims. 4

lVhat I claim is: 1

1. A device of the class described comprising a hair curler having a pair of resilient arms, a slidable guard on one of said arms adapted to be moved tooverliethe end of the other arm, theguard having a projection and one of said arms having an opening adaptedto receive said projection.

12. A device of the class described comprising a hair curler having a pair of arms, a' slidable guard carried on oneoi said arms, a tapered end on the other arm, a raised crown portion on the guard adapted to overlie the taperedend on the last mentioned arm, a projection on said crown portion, said last mentioned arm having an opening to receive said projection.

3. A device otthe' class described comprising hair curler having a pair of arms, a guard member movable on one of said arms, the other arm having an open ng and a projection on the guard for engaging with said opening tocause a locking engagement between said arm and the guard.

4. A device of-the class described com prising a haircurler having a pair of resilient arms, a slidable guard member on one ofsaid arms and movable over the end of the other arm, said'lastmentioned arm having an opening andv a downwardly bent lug onthej guard member'adapted to be received in said opening. 1

5. "A- device of-the class described comprising a hair-curler having a pair of arm's, .a guard member slidably mounted on one of said arms and adaptedto be moved to engage with the other arm and hold both of the arms together, said guard member having a downwardly extending lug, and one of said arms having an openingto receive said lug.

6. A device of, the class described comprising a hair curler having a pair of arms,

.a slidable guard on one of said arms adapt ed to be moved to overlie the end of the other arm and a projection on the arm on which the guard is mounted and over which said guard is adapted to slide, said projection being adapted to frictionally contact with a portion of the guard and frictionally resist slidable movement of said guard.

, 7. A device of the class described comprising a hair, curler having a pair of arms, a slidable guard member mounted on one of saidarms and adapted to be moved to overlie the end of the other arm and hold the ends of both of the arms together, a projection on one or said: armsand a resilient portion-on the guard member adapted t0 :frictionally contact with said projection for frictionally resisting movement of the uard. 1 i

b 8.-A device of the class described comprising a hair curler having a-pair of arms,

a, slidable guard member on one of said arms adapted to be movedover the other arm, said last mentioned arm having an opening, a lug on the guard member adapted to engage said opening, and means for frictiona-lly resisting slidable movement of the guard member on the arm on which it is mounted.

9. A device of the class described, comsilient'arms, slidable guard member on one or said arms, a pair of spaced apart prising a" hair curler. having a pair of restops on said arm adapted to limit movement of the guard member and a projection intermediate of said stops contacting with and frictionally resisting sliding movement of the guard member.

10. A device of the class described comprising a hair curler having a pair of arms, a slidable guard movable on one of said arms and adapted to be moved to overlie the other arm, a pair of spaced apart stops on the arm on which the guard is mounted,

said guard having a narrowed portion movable between said stops and means situated between said stops for contacting with the narrowed portion of the guard and adapted to frictionally resist movement of said guard.

Signed at the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of -Illinois,'this 20th day of January, 1921.

JOSEPH GOLDSMITH, JR. 

